Glenhead Solar Farm

Have your say

RES believes in meaningful and productive consultation, and we aim to engage early with the local community and key stakeholders in order to facilitate constructive consultation. This helps to identify issues and concerns, as well as benefits and opportunities, which we can then consider when developing the design of the proposal.

Our Public Exhibition in March 2026 follows on from previous exhibitions held in September 2023 and June 2024. 

At the Public Exhibition in March 2026 we presented our updated design for Glenhead Solar Farm, which incorporates key changes as a result of ongoing site surveys and feedback we received in June 2024.

Feedback from the local community is important at this stage of our pre-application consultation before we prepare to submit and we would be grateful if you could take the time to fill out this comment form with your feedback. Please provide feedback by Thursday 16 April 2026.  

Please note that comments submitted to RES at this time are not representations to the determining authority (Strategic Planning Directorate Department for Infrastructure). There will be an opportunity to submit representations to the determining authority should an application be made.

1. Glenhead Solar Farm Public Exhibition

1.1 How did you find out about our public exhibition?
1.2 Before visiting the public exhibition how would you describe your knowledge of the proposed Glenhead Solar Farm?
1.3 Having visited the public exhibition, to what extent do you feel you have increased your understanding about the proposed Glenhead Solar Farm?
1.4 What part of the public exhibition did you find most useful?

2. Glenhead Solar Farm Proposal

Your views on the Glenhead Solar Farm proposal - specifically the updated layout of the project where people’s comments can have a direct influence – will be considered in relation to the design development of the project.

2.1 How do you feel in general about the Glenhead Solar Farm proposal?
2.2 What do you think about the proposed updated layout of Glenhead Solar Farm ?
2.3 Of the key changes to Glenhead Solar Farm since the June 2024 Public Exhibition, which do you think are most important to you?
Please specify

3. Local benefits

We firmly believe that solar schemes should provide meaningful benefits locally. RES will work with the local community to gain feedback on their priorities so that Glenhead Solar Farm will help to secure long-term economic, social and environmental benefits. This approach will help to deliver a tailored package of benefits that are aligned with the local communities’ priorities.

If consented, and if appealing to the community, RES has committed to launching our innovative Local Electricity Discount Scheme (LEDS) which provides an annual electricity bill discount for properties closest to the solar farm. The scheme is eligible to all residential, businesses, and community buildings (schools, community halls, places of worship etc) with an electricity meter.

Some other examples from communities that we’ve worked with include improvements to village halls, sports team sponsorship, funding for schools and local community groups, community defibrillators and improvements to local footpaths and/or signage.

4. Climate change, energy security and renewables

The below section is optional and designed to help us understand people’s thoughts on how renewables and energy storage can help to tackle climate change and improve energy security.

4.1 Do you agree that we are facing a global climate change emergency?
4.2. Do you agree that generating electricity from renewable sources, and reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, can help towards tackling the issue of climate change?
4.3. Do you agree or disagree that we need to develop solar farms to support greater energy independence and security for Northern Ireland?
4.4. Do you agree or disagree that we need to develop solar farms to cut energy bills?

5. Your details

Please provide your name and contact details below in order to authenticate this comments form. Providing this information gives context to your feedback, facilitates a better understanding of community views and priorities, and enables us to respond to any questions raised. However, if you are not comfortable providing us with your full contact details, please include your postcode as a minimum.

Your contact details will be treated by RES with the strictest of confidence, in line with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018. We may at times share your contact details, in confidence, with third parties who we employ to help process your comments or update you on the project and by providing your details below you consent to this. You may write to RES at any time to ask that your contact details be removed from our records and from any third parties we work with.

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